Security News

HITB Security Conference to feature CTF, free to the public hacking games and challenges
2018-11-13 07:42

In two weeks, one of the most gruelling security challenges returns to the Middle East! As part of Hack in the Box’s (HITB) return to Dubai after an 8-year gap, the HITB Security Conference will...

VMware Patches VM Escape Flaw Disclosed at Chinese Hacking Contest
2018-11-09 15:21

VMware informed customers on Friday that patches are available for a critical virtual machine (VM) escape vulnerability disclosed recently by a researcher at the GeekPwn2018 hacking competition. read more

Guess who's back, back again? China's back, hacking your friends: Beijing targets American biz amid tech tariff tiff
2018-11-09 03:20

Everything little thing Xi does is magic, everything Xi do just turns me intrusion alarms on Three years after the governments of America and China agreed not to hack corporations in each other's...

Election Hacking Probe Gets New Boss After Sessions Quits
2018-11-08 11:18

Probe's Future Uncertain After Trump Forces Attorney General To ResignU.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned on Thursday at the request of President Donald Trump. While long expected, the...

Georgia Patches Voter Website, But Hacking Accusation Stands
2018-11-06 11:18

Disclosure Flow Suggests Georgia's Secretary of State's Office May Have ErredGeorgia quietly fixed two flaws in its voter registration website that could have exposed personal information. How the...

Newsmaker Interview: Tom Kellermann on Hacking the Midterm Elections
2018-11-05 17:59

Concerns over midterm election tampering reach a boiling point in the days leading up to actual voting.

Georgia Election Further Complicated By Hacking Accusation
2018-11-05 11:48

Secretary of State - and Republican Candidate - Probes State's Democratic PartyGeorgia's Republican gubernatorial candidate has accused the state's Democratic Party of attempting to hack the...

Kemp Cites Voter Database Hacking Attempt, Gives No Evidence
2018-11-05 02:20

The office of Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who is also the Republican gubernatorial nominee, said Sunday it is investigating the state Democratic Party in connection with an alleged attempt to...

These 10 US states are at the highest risk for election hacking
2018-11-02 14:11

States with more federal representatives and larger legislatures have higher rates of election hacking, according to highspeedinternet.com.

US Again Indicts Chinese Intel Agents Over Hacking
2018-11-01 12:33

Scheme Sought to Steal Data on Turbofan Engines, Saving on Development CostsThe Justice Department says two Chinese intelligence officers and eight others were indicted for stealing trade secrets...